What is an Everyday Hero at Our School?

We believe that every student, staff, and School Community member who steps onto our campus has the potential to change someone's day, someone's outlook, someone's achievements, and often times someone's opportunity to live a happy and fulfilling life.

Overbrook School for the Blind is filled with everyday heroes and changemakers. Our staff would tell you it is the students who are the stars, the students who achieve goals by hard work and dedication, the students who keep us laughing and definitely teach us something new each day. We agree that our students are remarkable people, heroes of the best kind and we would add that our teachers, therapists, and support staff are the changemakers that help our wee heroes become their best selves. We are proud of the accomplishments,  expertise, the data-driven goal achievement, and the thirst to constantly improve, as staff, so that we can improve education for our students. On the pages within we hope you get to know more about our unique, creative, driven, fun, talented everyday heroes and changemakers that we are fortunate enough to be surrounded by on our beautiful campus. 

Therapy Spotlight January Champions

The Therapy Services Department "Spotlight" recognizes students, staff, and classrooms each month who have shown exceptional skills or growth in one or more of the following areas: Orientation and Mobility, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Therapy.

Tyler B., from Early Childhood, for doing a great job walking in his gait trainer.

Amanda H., from High School, for Consistently packaging items on packaging jig.

Joe P., from Middle School, for excellent use of his new communication device!

Kristy H., from Food Services, for always going above and beyond for the students and the staff and doing it with a smile!

Past Recipients of the Prestigious Therapy Spotlight Awards include:

Kamiyah W., from Elementary, for her improvement in labeling environmental objects as well as her increased safety awareness.

Zahira M-S., from Early Childhood, for increasing her initiation of interaction with others and improving on choice-making without visuals!

Paige B., from Early Childhood, for demonstrating significant improvement in participating in gross motor games with peers and staff.

Yael A-M., from Early Childhood, for improving play skills and fine motor manipulation.

NC 122 staff, from Early Childhood, for their consistency in implementing therapy recommendations into classroom routines.

Jacob L., from Elementary, for improving his long cane techniques, especially maintaining the appropriate grip/modified arm position! 

Aidan B., from Elementary, for being brave at his new school and adapting to classroom routines!

Kat M., from Middle School, for demonstrating a significant improvement with walking and willingness to trial the power wheelchair.

Rebecca Ilniski, from High School, for always helping out and doing it with a smile on her face!! Read more about Ms. Ilniski in the latest Towers News.

Haley M., from Elementary, for increasing her verbal skills and using full sentences with the correct pronoun more often!